for its own sake

John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate, said the US should "avoid reaching for agreement for its own sake" .

ERROL MORRIS: So it was just a grab for power, power for its own sake, by Mrs. Wilson?

For its own sake, as well as for the sake of Iraqis, the United States should reflect hard before accepting any of those possible futures.

Among the 13 countries polled, the British (especially British men) consistently express the lowest commitment to work for its own sake.

On the other, mergers may have been the children of hubris, as chief executives sought scale for its own sake.

He cites the example of a Nazi guard who forced a boy to put a noose around his friend's neck as "cruelty for its own sake. "

Some are beginning to question whether economic growth for its own sake is the solution to all problems.

A woman who values love for its own sake tends to be wary of gifts those are not too costly.

So I desire to engage an exercise and I value exercise extrinsically, not for its own, sake but as a means to something beyond it.

But for Mr Jobs, it has always been about applying technology in service of a higher idea, not the pursuit of technology for its own sake.

Teams with too many developers who program for its own sake often frustrate the rest of the company for a variety of reasons.

This, it seemed to me, was another way of saying that it was good for its own sake, even if it had no relation to making art these days.

More likely, Mr Brin and his wife have genuine faith in the value of genetic knowledge for its own sake.

Wilderness in those days was a commodity to be tamed and brought to profitable service, not admired for its own sake.

To act freely is not to choose the best means to a given end; it's to choose the end itself for its own sake.

Yes, being single for so long was a completely valuable and fun experience for its own sake.

This is not only a policy imposed for its own sake, but an inevitable result of most of the other interventionist policies.

Don't start SOA development for its own sake; start it for some specific business gains for which you can apply an SOA as a solution.

To have a goal, a destination, would be one thing, but to drown in the sheer plenitude of worlds for its own sake seemed utterly pointless.

or perhaps, even if they don't like the same things, they like working together for its own sake.

Those who cultivate mathematics for its own sake are idle searchers given to a vain play of the spirit.

I don't subscribe to the thinking that the U. S. should impose its will on the world economy for its own sake.

The goal of a romance novel's heroine is never sex for its own sake, much less impersonal sex with strangers.

After a student has done secondary school course, he should be interested enough in a subject to enjoy gaining knowledge for its own sake.

In a sexual relationship, physical sex assumes an unusual importance, although not entirely for its own sake.

What's more, they artfully avoided Japan's trap of fetishising expensive, state-of-the-art technology for its own sake.

Now universities are more likely to argue that racial diversity is valuable for its own sake.

Some think the notion is an affront to those who place cultural, spiritual or aesthetic value on biodiversity for its own sake.

So with the help of a sports psychologist, she tried to change her mind frame, and pursue perfection for its own sake.

"The unity of Europe is not something we want just for its own sake, " she declared. "It is a great good. "

They may be interested in the theater for its own sake, but their principal interest is profit.

The European Union's energy tsars are keen on smart meters as a way to encourage energy efficiency for its own sake.

That's why scientists pursue fundamental knowledge for its own sake -- whether they understand right away "what it's good for" or not.

He can be a bully in the right circumstances, but doesn't set out to do serious harm for its own sake.

Besides, Turkey needs to keep on modernising for its own sake, not just to please the Brussels bureaucracy.

Mastering one's own craft is the normal goal for most workers, either for its own sake or spiritual reasons.

We love eloquence for its own sake, and not for any truth which it may utter, or any heroism it may inspire.

Under the identification approach, an individual becomes committed for its own sake rather than for instrumental reasons (Wiener, 1982).

In other words, they desire the good of others for its own sake, not simply as a means to their own satisfaction.

But like any art it requires practice and experience. The most important ingredient you can bring to it is love of cooking for its own sake.

Everyone should know that thy are valuable and must be, to feel loved for its own sake.

He dismissed criticism that his group was seeking to increase revenue for its own sake.

Even economists would recognise that niceness is valuable for its own sake.

Finally, students who participate in the program will experience an enduring loss of interest in learning for its own sake.

And even if they never arrive, understanding human behaviour is just plain interesting for its own sake.

Let go of the need to constantly keep score. Create value for its own sake and it will come much more easily and naturally.

The sattwa guna is merely the agent of the Atman, which is independent, existing only for its own sake.

For its own sake as well as for the sake of the people of Gaza, it must stop.

We love the pure joy of creating and building something, for its own sake.

The good habit of reading for pleasure or for acquiring general knowledge for its own sake is not yet deeply rooted in Singapore.

The Chinese friends I have made while living here have been genuine friends to me; we enjoy each other's company for its own sake.

It'; s totally pointless learning grammar for its own sake.

A true philosophical Spirit: The Search of Truth for its own Sake.

Voters start to wonder if orthodoxy is being defied for its own sake.

But the French have dropped the habit of opposition for its own sake.

only form of lying that is absolutely beyond reproach is lying for its own sake.

But the further good news is that the pioneers of intelligent design science love science for its own sake.

That's sad, because science is important for its own sake.

Money, and the pursuit of happiness for its own sake.

Every country fight for its own sake, that's all.

Love is primarily valued for its own sake.

Balance matters not for its own sake, but because it is critical to strong and sustained growth globally and to future financial stability.

In early 20th century, the government of the Qing Dynasty had to reform for its own sake.

He says that suffering is valued for its own sake because it is metaphysically necessary for creativity as overcoming.

Learning for its own sake is sometimes of no value. You should apply what you have learned.

That is, money sought for its own sake is the cause of all sorts of evil -lying, stealing, cheating, robbery, and even murder.

While I agree with John Perry Barlow that we should not pursue happiness for its own sake, I do think we should make more time for play.

16 because they spring from a long tradition in a setting that rightly values tradition for its own sake.

And you may feel like this character, who is also just doing it for its own sake.

Indeed, as de Waal argues, if we didn't desire the good of others for its own sake, then attaining it wouldn't produce the warm glow.

When we do something for its own sake, because we enjoy it or because it fills some deep-seated desire, we are intrinsically motivated.

i think america is the most evil country in the world. for its own sake, it can do any bad things you can imagine.

Pure knowledge is valuable for its own sake, because the human spirit can not resign itself to ignorance.

Does the programmer program because it's their job, or because they enjoy developing software for its own sake?

Chasing profit for its own sake is still considered grubby in Japan, like blowing your nose in public.

Are you ambitious when you love to do something for its own sake?

participation for its own sake it demands participation with a purpose. That purpose is to

For its own sake as well as the world's, Pakistan must tackle the lawlessness in its tribal areas

Avoid unnecessary transactional taxes and frictional costs; never take action for its own sake

Some are "industrious, " and appear to love labor for its own sake, or perhaps because it keeps them out of worse mischief;

though, being heart-whole as yet, she enjoyed treading a measure purely for its own sake;

Why Germany needs to change, both for its own sake and for others

Truth is, indeed, not often welcome for its own sake. (No. 96)